Not surprisingly, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was voted as a starter in the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 at New Orleans Arena it was announced via live telecast on TNT late Thursday afternoon.

This is Curry's first selection in his five-year career.

Curry is the Warriors' first all-star starter since Latrell Sprewell in 1995 and was the leading vote-getter among this years guards with 1,047,281 votes.

He is averaging 23.5 points, 9.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 38 percent from three-point range and 44 percent from the floor.

He has scored 30-plus points in 10 games this season with a season high of 43 against the Bobcats on Dec. 9.

The other Western Conference starters will be Thunder forward Kevin Durant, Clippers forward Blake Griffin and Timberwolves forward Kevin Love.